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Sora is OpenAI's text-to-video generation model that creates videos up to 1080p resolution and 20 seconds in length from text prompts, images, or video clips. The model has been deployed publicly at sora.com and across Android, with an improved Sora 2 version offering enhanced physics accuracy, visual quality, synchronized audio, and greater creative control. Recent developments include a landmark licensing agreement with Disney enabling authorized generation of 200+ characters, integration with Android development using AI-assisted coding, and adoption by creators including animator Lyndon Barrois and director Neill Blomkamp for film production.

Updated 3 August 2026

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Latest developments

Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over The Verge · 1 week ago · 37

Kling AI Raises $2B in Kuaishou Spinoff The Neuron · 4 weeks ago · 27

Beyond rate limits: scaling access to Codex and Sora OpenAI Blog · 5 months ago · 35

The Sora feed philosophy OpenAI Blog · 6 months ago · 39

How We Used Codex to Ship Sora for Android in 28 Days OpenAI Blog · 7 months ago · 8

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters to Sora OpenAI Blog · 7 months ago · 10

Sora 2 System Card OpenAI Blog · 10 months ago · 29

Sora is here OpenAI Blog · 1 year ago · 21

Timeline

Month Quarter Year

2026

2025

OpenAI releases Sora 2, an improved video generation model with enhanced physics, synchronized audio, and safety features Model release

2024

OpenAI releases Sora, a text-to-video generation model Product launch

9 Dec Sora is here
9 Dec Animator Lyndon Barrois creates new worlds with Sora
9 Dec Minne Atairu & Sora
9 Dec Sora System Card
9 Dec Vallée Duhamel & Sora
25 Mar Sora first impressions
15 Feb Video generation models as world simulators

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Products & technology

OpenAI develops this model · 11 sources
Derived from DALL-E · 1 source
Derived from GPT · 1 source
Sora 2 derived from this model · 1 source
The Walt Disney Company integrated with this model · 1 source
OpenAI deploys this model · 1 source
ByteDance develops this model · 1 source
Barley Studios integrated with this model · 1 source

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